The truckload of distorted information that is spread around every time Statistics Canada (Statscan) publishes income statistics about the incomes earned by Canadians must be challenged. The use and abuse of the figures verges on the hyped up rhetoric of insanity. "The Rich are Getting Richer and the Poor are getting Poorer" the pundits proclaim and often the cries emanate from professionals, politicians and news editors who should know better.
